Frequently Asked Questions on Hygiene Promotion
Do you have questions on Hygiene Promotion? You may find the answers in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) prepared by Rosalie Castro of the Philippine Center for Water and Sanitation. The FAQ pages also give many links to useful websites on hygiene promotion.
- What do we mean by health?
- What is health promotion?
- What is hygiene promotion?
- What is the difference between hygiene promotion and health promotion?
- Is hygiene promotion the same as hygiene education?
- Why does hygiene education alone not always work?
- Why is hygiene promotion important?
- Do improved hygiene practices really make a difference to health?
- What is the goal of hygiene promotion?
- What do we mean by hygiene behaviour?
- What is hygiene behavioural change?
- What are the key steps for establishing a hygiene promotion programme?
- Which hygiene practices can be targeted?
- How do I prioritize which practice(s) to target in hygiene programmes?
- Who are the target audiences for hygiene promotion?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of community-managed hygiene promotion and public health communication programmes?
- What is social marketing?
- What are the key steps in designing a social marketing campaign?
- What are the basic characteristics of social marketing?
- How can the social marketing approach contribute to hygiene promotion?
- What are participatory methods?
- Why is the use of participatory methods effective in hygiene promotion programmes?
- What are some of participatory methods that can be used for the investigation of hygiene practices and action planning?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of methods which can be used for investigation and action planning?
- What are the methods and tools used in investigating the context in which hygiene practices occur?
- What are the strengths and limitations of the methods which can be used in investigating the context in which hygiene practices occur?
- What is the place of children in hygiene promotion?
- Resources on hygiene promotion
